Air transport IT provider SITA and the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) are allowing airlines worldwide to use their
two-character airline designator code with the new '.aero'
domain.

The new standard will enable customers to quickly access the
airlines' web sites, without having to enter long URLs. For
example www.britishairways.com will now become ba.aero. Northwest
Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways have also implemented the new
domain names - NW.aero and CX.aero.

The '.aero' domain name is exclusively reserved for those
involved in the aviation industry, and more than 2,200
'.aero' domains have been purchased so far.

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